Discovered by Flying Lotus's Brainfeeder label at the beginning of the previous decade, Californian artist TOKiMONSTA had been able to negotiate the shift into the mainstream, and transform – without denying herself – her earlier abstract/psychedelic trips of the LA beat scene into more mainstream material by adding voices like Yuna or Selah Sue on her previous long format Lune Rouge in 2017. This album was composed following a double brain operation, and scooped a Grammy nomination. Oasis Nocturno should propel her at least as high, given how many repeat-able tracks it packs in, like the unstoppable single Fried for the Night, a mix of trap, rap and funk with the awesome rapper duo Atlanta EarthGang; One Day (feat. Bibi Bourelly and Jean Deaux), which will remind older listeners of the halcyon days of R&B and TLC; Get Me Some (with Drew Love and Dumbfoundead), a kind of cross between Mark Ronson and Kaytranada; and this irresistible deep house vintage banger, Renter's Anthem. A hybrid album, inspired, dancing: TOKiMONSTA hit the bull's eye again. © Smaël Bouaici/Qobuz